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North Vancouver vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 33.5% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 25.6% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 97.0% more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 52.2% more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in North Vancouver

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in North Vancouver are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in North Vancouver.

North Vancouver vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 36.9% more for restaurants

	Athens	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.87	$17.94 CA$24.56	+2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €8.92	$10.76 CA$14.73	+2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.10	$2.07 CA$2.83	-16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.53	$1.61 CA$2.21	+159.3%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Athens	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.18	$2.39 CA$3.27	+72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.40	$5.02 CA$6.87	-33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.11	$6.88 CA$9.42	-4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €3.99	$3.49 CA$4.77	-25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.11	$4.85 CA$6.64
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.87	$1.39 CA$1.91	+35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.82	$0.58 CA$0.80	-39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.60	$1.34 CA$1.84	+90.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.91	$1.74 CA$2.38	+62.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$1.15 CA$1.57	+71.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.48	$0.97 CA$1.32	+70.9%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 25.6% more for transportation

	Athens	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.74	$4.76 CA$6.51	-40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €29.74	$87.99 CA$120.44	+151.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €24,783.14	$24,382.26 CA$33,373.22	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €11.90	$15.14 CA$20.73	+8.1%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 97.0% more for housing

	Athens	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.24	$67.45 CA$92.33	+95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €581.99	$1,834.98 CA$2,511.63	+167.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €517.00	$1,607.40 CA$2,200.13	+163.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €140.71	$100.30 CA$137.28	-39.5%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 52.2% more for childcare

	Athens	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €481.11	$1,199.27 CA$1,641.50	+111.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,830.65	$10,763.85 CA$14,733.01	-7.1%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.96	$5.02 CA$6.88	-14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.50	$3.96 CA$5.42	-3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €4.96	$14.35 CA$19.64	+145.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €47.79	$32.00 CA$43.81	-43.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €8.92	$11.93 CA$16.33	+13.5%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Athens	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €86.13	$60.42 CA$82.70	-40.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €40.47	$38.27 CA$52.38	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €89.34	$84.68 CA$115.90	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €106.90	$89.70 CA$122.78	-28.8%
Average			-27.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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